A weekly letter about running across countries, aging without slowing down, dogs who changed my life, and the people and places along the way.
Staying Alive
Five years ago, I reached Sedan, Nebraska right on schedule and knocked on a trailer door to ask permission to park for the night. Here's what was on the other side, and why I still run toward uncertainty instead of away from it.
Vikings on The Camino
On a torrential day on the Camino de Santiago, David meets Kasper and Janne, two Danish pilgrims whose journey out of addiction became a love story. Their answer to the rain and mud: stop fighting what you can't control.
The Next Big One Cometh
Six months out from a 3,270 mile run across China, I break down the training plan, the crew, and the lessons from two stress fractures that are shaping how I prepare.
Sport: A Language We All Speak
Twelve countries on foot across Europe, and a lesson in how sport connects strangers who share no words.
The Half-Full Way
People always ask how you train to run across a continent. The real answer took a scientist to pull out of me, and it has nothing to do with going faster.
Appreciative Urgency
Ultrarunner Bob Becker lying on the grass in front of the Mt. Zion Cemetery headstone during David Green's run across America, July 2021.
Make The Right Choice
David Green celebrates at the Pacific Ocean after running across America in 2021, clasping raised hands with a Lisa Smith-Batchen at Muir Beach.
Obstacles Are The Way
David Green and Lucky at the Springer Mountain Southern Terminus plaque, Appalachian National Scenic Trail
First Steps
Each week I write about one of the things that fills my life: aging and still running, the people and places and food I've found crossing countries on foot, looking back at running across America with Lucky, and the dogs who keep showing up when I need them most.